This study examined the effects of university students' self-esteem, gender-role attitudes, andfamily functioning on their perceptions of marriage. Data were collected from 453 universitystudents enrolled in K University, located in Daegu. Questionnaire measurements were based onrecommendations from a literature review. The questionnaire included scales on the self-esteem,gender-role attitudes, family functioning, and perceptions of marriage.The major findings of this study are as follows. The university students showed high levels ofself-esteem and egalitarian gender-role attitudes. They also reported high levels of familyfunctioning and conservative perceptions of marriage. They showed gender differences in theirlevels of self-esteem and their gender-role attitudes, family functioning characteristics, and in theirperceptions of marriage.Also, serial hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that students' gender, familyincome, mothers’ level of education, whether or not they were in a romantic relationship,self-esteem, gender-role attitudes, and family functioning characteristics significantly predicted theirperceptions of marriage.